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March: Six artists you need to check out this month
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Troy Gunner
Troy Gunner’s stark and metallic sounds relate to a rich history of UK music, from dubstep to hardcore, bass to techno. It’s mechanical, industrial stuff designed to rattle warehouses, and while the drums are hefty and crisp, the synth details and percussion patterns are crafted to add real depth. The Bristol man has featured on Akkords’s album on Houndstooth and also runs the vinyl-only Gunner label, bringing plenty of bang to the dancefloor
‘GUNNER002’ ‘is out on Troy’s own Gunner label now
K4cie
Getting her first set on Glasgow’s bass and grime-focused LVLZ station in 2015, K4CIE soon became one of the most visible members of the city’s burgeoning urban scene, as a member of the Forij collective. Last year the 25-year-old started club night Peach, aiming to open up the scene to women and the LGBTQ+ community. The success of her monthly trap, hip hop and grime-focused Radar Radio show, GLA Nights, won her a promotion to a weekly daytime show in January.
Catch K4CIE on Radar Radio every Monday at 5pm
Ben Rau
FUSE alumni Ben Rau has been on the ascent for several years. The Berlin native has brought his rolling, jacking sets to Fabric’s main room for WetYourSelf!, PIV Records at ADE with Cynthie, and is jetting off for a tour of South America and Australia in 2018. Potent releases have arrived via Luna and Bodyparts, and Rau aims to bring rising artists into the limelight via his vinyl-only META imprint. The first EP from Rhymos opened proceedings with a slinking, minimal-leaning house banger.
Ben will remix every META vinyl release through 2018
